William Burnham Choate

1829 - 1921  (91 years)

• Name	William Burnham Choate
  Born	15 Nov 1829	Glanford Township, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Interesting	invention, photography,
  Occupation	1852	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	tinsmith
  Residence	1852	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Methodist
  Invention	1856	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	Lantern Improvement
  		William Burnham Choate Montreal Herald and Daily Commercial Gazette 22 Mar 1856
  Occupation	CA 1858	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	photographer
  	He started his photography carreer as a itinerant potographer some time in the early to mid 1850s Traveling around the Guelph area taking ambrotype pictures.
  		Back of photograph with his business stamp Source Ray Ruddy.
  Occupation	1870	Manlius, Bureau, Illinois, United States   [3]
  	photographer
  Invention	1878	Aurora, Kane, Illinois, United States
  	knob for coffee and tea pots
  		Choate,WilliamBurnham-0002-Invention-1878-KnobforPots.jpg https://patentimages.storage.googleapis.com/pages/US204198-0.png
  Occupation	1921	, Illinois, USA   [4]
  	sheet metal contractor
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-132696
  Died	30 Jul 1921	Aurora, Kane, Illinois, United States   [2, 4]
  Buried	Spring Lake Cemetery, Aurora, Kane, Illinois, United States   [2]
  Person ID	I132696	Generations
  Last Modified	26 Nov 2023

  
  

  Family	Mary Jane Humphrey,   b. 1833, , New York State, USA ,   d. 18 Jul 1874  (Age 41 years)
  Children	1. William C. Choate,   b. 1855, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Caroline M. Choate,   b. CALC 12 Dec 1858, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 12 Jun 1860, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 1 years)   3. Minnie H. Choate,   b. 14 Apr 1861, Fergus, Nichol Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 25 Dec 1943  (Age 82 years)
  Last Modified	26 Nov 2023
  Family ID	F54883	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S313] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1851, Div 1 Pg 20. [S3231] Find A Grave, Cemetery, S., America, N., County, K., & Cemetery, S. (2018). William B. Choate (1829-1921) - Find A Grave.... Findagrave.com. Retrieved 18 January 2018, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/114248743. [S2374] Census - U.S. Census Population Schedule, 1870 9th Census, Census Place: Manlius, La Salle, Illinois; Roll: M593_243; Page: 347A; Family History Library Film: 545742. William B. Choate 40 b. Canada, photographer Mary 37 New York Wm. C. 14 Canada Minnie 9 [S2126] Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths, Index, 1916-1947. Wm . B . Choate Birth Date:15 Nov 1829 Birth Place:Peb rbosa, Ont Death Date:30 Jul 1921 Death Place:Aurora, Kane, Ill Burial Date:2 Aug 1921 Burial Place:Spring Lake Death Age:91 Occupation:Sheet Metal Contractor Race:White Marital Status:W Gender:Male Father Name:Jacob Choat Father Birth Place:Hamilton, Ont. Mother Name:Maragaret Bunker Mother Birth Place:New Jersey Spouse Name:Mary J. Choat FHL Film Number:1570369

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 15 Nov 1829 - Glanford Township, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada Occupation - tinsmith - 1852 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Methodist - 1852 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Invention - Lantern Improvement - 1856 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - photographer - CA 1858 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - photographer - 1870 - Manlius, Bureau, Illinois, United States Invention - knob for coffee and tea pots - 1878 - Aurora, Kane, Illinois, United States Occupation - sheet metal contractor - 1921 - , Illinois, USA Died - 30 Jul 1921 - Aurora, Kane, Illinois, United States Buried - - Spring Lake Cemetery, Aurora, Kane, Illinois, United States  = Link to Google Earth